Thumrait

Thumrait
Thumrayt
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The wilayat of Thumrait in the Dhofar Governorate
Thumrait is located in Oman
Thumrait
Thumrait
Location in Oman
Coordinates: 17°40′01″N 54°01′58″E / 17.66694°N 54.03278°E / 17.66694; 54.03278
Country Oman
GovernorateDhofar
WilayatThumrait
Population
 (2020-12-12)
 • Total
10,552
 (Only for the town of Thumrait, not the entire wilayat.)
Time zoneUTC+4 (GST)

Thumrait (Arabic: ثمريت) is a small town and wilayat (province) of the Dhofar Governorate in southern Oman.[1] As of the 2020 Omani census, Thumrait had a population of 10,552.[2] In ancient times Thumrait was an important point on the Arabian peninsula's caravan routes.[3] Frankincense trees, an important crop, used to grow in greater abundance in Thumrait than now. The main occupation of the people of Thumrait is the cultivation of fruit, vegetables and animal fodder.[3]

  1. ^ "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ "eCensus Portal". ecensus.gov.om. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Globalsecurity.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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